Fair Lawn's Shklover a Reluctant Champion
Fair Lawn High School sophomore Valerie Shklover was recently named Bergen County Girls Tennis Player of the Year
Valerie Shklover groaned when she learned her name and athletic accomplishments would again be plastered on Fair Lawn High School’s outside display board for all passersby to see. The sophomore tennis sensation, who was recently named “Bergen County Girls Tennis Player of the Year,” still isn’t comfortable with the slew of accolades and attention that have accompanied her on-court dominance. “If I’m known as the “tennis girl,” all of my other accomplishments are kind of like, faded,” said Shklover, who’s also active in student government and peer leadership at the high school. “I’d rather be known as smart than really good at tennis.” “I mean, it’s great,” Shklover said of the Player of the Year honor, “but I feel like it’s not that big a …
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